Mercenaries' Trap

Name: Mercenaries' Trap
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Released: 1981-01-26
Duration: 1 h 51 min
Rating: 7.70
Cast: Gheorghe Cozorici, Mircea Albulescu, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Ion Besoiu

– The movie is based on a true story from the end of WWI, in Transylvania. A nobleman who owned some l..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.70 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 51 Minutes

Release Year:

1981

Original Name:

Capcana mercenarilor

Mercenaries' Trap (1981) - Also known as Capcana mercenarilor

The movie is based on a true story from the end of WWI, in Transylvania. A nobleman who owned some land in Transylvania returns home to find a part of his fortune burned to ashes during late 1918 when power was trasfered from AustroHungary to Romania. Looking for revenge, he ordered the killing of innocent Romanian peasants from a neighbouring village, which he suspected to be guilty for the losses he suffered. A Romanian officer from Romanian Transylvanian Volunteers Corp, decides to help the villagers to face the menace of the nobleman

Story Timeline:

Year 1918

Producing Country:

East Germany, Romania

Filming Locations:

Transylvania, Romania

Genre:

War, Adventure, Drama

Release Date:

26 Jan 1981

Language:

Romanian

Director:

Sergiu Nicolaescu

Writer:

Liviu Gheorghiu (screenplay), Sergiu Nicolaescu (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Gheorghe Cozorici, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Mircea Albulescu, Ion Besoiu

Plot:

In 1918 a defeated Austro-Hungarian Baron Colonel Von Görtz returns home to Transylvania which has just been lost to Romania. A vengeful Von Görtz punishes the nearby villagers but Romanian Major Tudor Andrei aids them.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.5/10

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